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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

The Board of Control of the Missis-
sippi Penitentiary, while reporting that
the convicts employed on the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad, in Harrison coun-
ty, care well fed, and no instances of
cruel treatment at the camp" ETC.,
also report a number of violations of the
rules established for the government of
the penitentiary, which are set forth in
the abstract of their minutes in this
issue. The attention of the officers of
the company having been thus pointed
ly called to the matter, we have no
doubt the evils complained of will be
promptly remedied. The Board of Con.
troll is entitled to all praise for the thor
oughness and frequency of their inspec-
tons and the freedom of their criti-
cism.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Mr.. Fentress' Alumni Address.

We publish to-day the address of
Francis Fentress, Esq, of Tennessee, be
fore the Alumni of the University of
Mississippi on Wednesday last. 1t was
highly complimented by all who heard
it, and will be enjoyed by all who read
it. 1t would be difficult to pen a more
graphic description of the character of
Southern society before the war, the re-
suit of the great conflict, the era of
carpet-bag rule, and TIE emancipation
of the State from the aliens and robbers
that swarmed here under military rule.
| His plea for more manufactures, and
for the free public schools, will com
mand attention and general approval.
| In an address containing so much to
commend, we feel obliged to dissent
from one statement that he makes
'Here in Mississippi you have Coo, 291
negroes and only AIS, 1898 whites. Most
of these negroes are paupers, and you
are taxed to educate the very persons 50
lately your slaves" A pauper is de
fined to be cone so INDECENT as to de
pend on charity fer maintenance" Oul
acquaintance with the negro population
of Mississippi does not sustain the elias
sification given them by the eloquen
speaker. True, they contribute but +;
small proportion of the tax collected
for their education, and they are tn
chief benefciaries of that fund but tn
great mass Of the negroes of Mississippi
are self-supporting, and pauperism is tn
= exception rather than the rule amon
them. Many of them are quite thrifty
, and not few have acquired considers
< BILE property. We are informed by tn
p chancery clerk of Kinds county tina
there are less than two dozen colOre
: paupers in the county poor-house, an
d that about the same number of white
!, are aided by monthly allowances by tn
d board of supervisors. Kinds has a co
e ored population of 81, 288, and whit
:, population of 1870. In the city {
e jackson we have not heard of a sing
colored person supported by publ
k charity. That many are poor, and il
II digent, and physically unable to make
n living, we have no doubt, but such a
6 cared for by their own relatives, or b
e the churches and benevolent societi
IS that flourish among our colored popul
1t ton. Whatever else may be said of Il
y Mississippi negroes, they are, as a mas
Is Justly exempt from the charge of BEN
d "paupers," and our observation is tn
they are on the upgrade in all that co
stitutes good citizenship.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Madison County Nominations.

The Madison county Democratic nom
nations have resulted as follows State
Senator, J. r. Cameron; Representa-
tives, J. r. Cnildress, G. W. OLeary
District Attorney, r. n. Miller; Sheriff
G. r. Kemp; Chancery Clerk, III. v
Yandell; Circuit Clerk, NJ. Allen Coun-
ty Treasurer, James Priestley; Assessor,
r. HI. Bennett.
The editor of the Canton Picket was
one of the unsuccessful candidates. He
bows gracefully to the decision, ahd
says:
The editor of the Picket, who is one OF
the defeated, pledges himself and his
paper not to be outdone by any other
individual or agency in securing the
triumph of the whole ticket from head
to tail. Let all good and true Demo
Gratis stand by US. Let the past go. Let
US say nothing more about the ''ifs and
ands," but, let US accept the result OF
last Saturdays primaries as the voice OF
the Democracy of our county, that
must not be permitted to be silenced.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
The South.

The Manufacturers Record for the
current month, is highly edifying to
people who believe that the South has a
great industrial future. 1t says in facts
and figures that one thousand eight hun
bred and fifty new manufactures have
been set on foot and mines been opened,
as compared with eight hundred AMI
twelve in 1886, involving a total invest
ment of Sl6l $4,000, compared with
$63, 61S, 200 in 1886. In this great broad
river of progress, Tennessee swims sec
ond, and exceeds its investments for :he
first six months of 1886 (S5, 297, 000) by
nearly S21 900, 900 in the same time in
1887, the total being $26, 255, 600.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
The Color Line.

The color line agitation has gone be-
yond the limits of Mason and
Dixon's boundary. 1t is raging
at Asbury Park, a seaside resort
In New Jersey. Mr.. Bradley, the
chief property holder, and factotum,
has issued an edic: that colored people
must keep off the seats of the Park out
side the pavilion. Their presence is of
fensive to the white visitors. This has
aroused the ostracised class TO high
pitch Of resentment; and the lord Of the
Park has responded to their protest,
with defiance.
But the agitation is not confined to
Asbury Park. A tract has been pub
lished by Rev. J. B. Hamilton, pastor of
the Cornell Memorial Methodist Church
in New York City, in which he argues,
that both philosophy and Scripture JUS
tify race distinction in churches. As a
matter Of fact, the disposition to draw
the color line, as he truly says, is a.
strong at the North as at the South
"What," he asks, els the unvarying Gus
tom Of the Christianity at the North
1t is separation by the color line. Ii
every community of any size the blacl
people are permitted, or forced, to wor
ship alone" Why" he asks again, "dt
we draw the color line? Is it not be
cause the knowledge is universal tina
the abolition of the color line and tn
introduction of negroes among US, 50 a
to make our schools and churches reall
mixed, would destroy any church al
tempting it?'
"Mr. Hamilton" says an exchange
: gives instances of attempts to brea
' down the color line in Methodist church
: es and Sunday schools of the North, a
< Of which resulted in common dissatisfat
! ton. Here and there a few colore
I people attend white churches, it is tru,
but if enough Of them were introduce
into church or Sunday-school to max
f it mixed, the consequence would b
s to use his words, the humiliation o. tn
n church or Sunday
r. We of the South can afford to loo
e upon these manifestations of the cole
e line agitation in the North, with cal
o indifference. We are getting alon
/ "pretty well, thank you;" and a
quite willing that the scene of strife h;
been changed 1t is noteworthy tn
10 the citizen of African descent is love
in the eyes of Northern philanthropis
at distance; but he assumes a horr
u aspect when he becomes neighbor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
The Prohibition Contest IN Texas

The people of Texas are stirred to an
unusual degree by contest over the
following amendment to the State Con-
stitution which has been submitted to a
popular vote, on the 4th of August:
"The manufacture, sale, and exchange
of Intoxicating liquors, except for medi-
cal, mechanical, sacramento, and scien-
titic purposes, is hereby prohibited in
the State of Texas. The Legislature
shall at the first session held after the
adoption of this amendment, enact
necessary laws to put this provision in
to effect"
Both parties have their select cham
pions in the field. On the one hand, the
PrOhibitionists have ex-senator Maxey,
Representative Lanham, Governor Ross
and Rev. DIR. b. H. Carroll, besides a host
of men of less note, actively in the canvass
and the Ants have, among others, that
orator of wonderful power, Hon. Roger
q. Mills, on the stump. Both parties
are claiming the victory, which an out
slider has no means of prOgnosticating
There is one thing certain, however, and
it is the amazing growth of the Prohi-
bition sentiment in the State In the
State election last year the Prohibition
list candidate for Governor received but
10000 votes In this contest the vote of
the party will probably run up to 20O,-
600. The Anti Prohibitionists are
charging that DIR. Carroll, one of the
foremost orators on his side, has desire
for the fesh-pots, and is aspiring TO SUI
persede Mr.. Coke in the United States
Senate. This, however, is probably UNI
founded suspicion; and what, in cleo
pioneering parlance, is called "cam-
paign lie." In Mississippi, under the
guidance of its great and honored
leader, Bishop Galloway, the success of
Prohibition is largely due to skillful
and unselfsh pilotage in steering it
oloor IF obonnolo
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

equal compensation for equal work !,
Barksdale well sustained his repps.,; Ar
a sound, progressive thinker and I,a'lon a'
and as an earnest and eloquent r,laesi1'ons',
The instrumental and vocal ,ea eAsr.
suitably interspersed, was fnrn -,!e a al
Prof. Eckert and wife, Mrs Cit hl;d By
Mrs. WIlloughby and Mi "'i' q
Crutcher. Mss Rl,b
The Alumna Associate, -,
have painted and presented u - lei %
a portrait OF It's founder, Milton ' NE
worth. - W hI.-
The Art Levee and President. -.
on Tuesday. night hltlnglv 80 '..a
OF the most delightful commsrs71 o.
IN the history of the COLLEGE D S--l5lis
tltzhugh and wife were e1nrr,,,,l-.+' is't
everybody on the brilliant 49, ,,,.'',l ag
had marked the first year of their s'l,s. '.'i
tratiOn. 1'''lillis-
cannot close without word .f
mention OF the Musical Densrt-,fs--.. "a, /.
Whltworth. Having had some en- -. oil
in hearing good music, I vent 5,,''S. I.
statement that the mIsic un3s- D.. he
Eckert could not be excelle3 an .,y''lr
Increment occasion, and thar H. 'li-
| a female college IN the South that ~ -'
better advantages for a musical , ~
ton. -'
Altogether Mississippi has caq.a ia.
proud of Whitworth College. Tia, e
tuition Is an enduring monument - ,-' =
founder, Milton G.. Whitw5r.h. t5it. - -
President, Rev. Ii. f. johnson. and -
Board of Trustees, who. in at. its I,,. +. -
of usefulness, have ever watched aver . 20
cared for it. The people award te,t--
their need OF praise But after an ~
selection Of Prof Lewis T. Fitzb1,s +.
continue the good work Commenced h. 4.
loved predecessor, to see thatno ster. -
taken backward in the progress and n.
ward movement of this tine in.tif+,.,-
sharing hoDors with any in Us
South, deserves the highest ma.
and the exercises OF this e8ngma,cs-,--
given under many disadvantages. is 1T1-
foretaste of what President Fitzbr,b (,
in store Tor the patrons Of Whitw7-.b
the future. Like the good old shin
Zion, say, may "she live 10 carry b.
many thodsa~ - through their zcb5I7...
days to the goal Of their ambition-,l
! graduates disp'oma G.nR
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

Aberdeen Examiner: Capt. f. L. Sykes
Of Aberdeen, and Hon. F. NJ Gear, of Tu.
pelo, were on Saturday last appointed In
speciors in the Postofice Department, and
will be assigned to duty Immediately. W,
understand that Capt. Sykes passed tn,
competitive examination at the head Of the
claEs
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Blaine.

The most noteworthy sign that Blaine
and not Sherman, is the coming mar
for the Republican nomination for Pres
ident in 1888, was given both at Lima, O..
(Sherman's own State) the other day
In large Republican convention, the
Blaine men defeated resolution endors
ing Sherman by vote of about four tc
one. Blaine and Sherman occupy the
same position so far as the sectional
question is concerned; but there is this
difference: Sherman hates the South
and talks it. Blaine has no particular
feeling on the subject, but he talks
meanly, for political effect Sherman
is cold-blooded malignant; Blaine is a
cunning demagogue.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

UNDER the order consolidating Inter
nal Revenue Districts, Hon. f. S
Shields, of New Orleans, is the collector
for Louisiana and Mississippi-Capt. r.
w. Banks retiring, after an efficient adj.
ministration of the office in this State
All stamps used in Mississippi must
hereafter be obtained from the collector
in New Orleans. The four division dep.
uties for Mississippi are c. G. John
ston, Jackson; A. II, Coleman, Canton,
w. G.. Sykes, Aberdeen; l.. b. Brown
Enterprise.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

Hon. DUNCAN F. KENNER, one of
the most eminent and respected citizens
Of Louisiana, died in New Orleans on
Sunday last, in his seventy-ffth year.
He was a member of the Confederate
Congress from its organization to the
close Of the war, and in 1864 went tc
Europe as confidential agent of the Con.
federacy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

AT Council of the Trustees and SUI
preme Officers of the Catholic knights
of America, held in ST. Louis on Monday
last, Bishop Janssens, of Natehez, wa:
reelected Spiritual Director, and Frank
Johnston, Esq, of this city, was elected
Legal AGyiSer. High compliments, wei
bestowed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

A TELEGRAM from Edwards to the N.
o. Picaysne says: "Hon. J. B. Greaves
of this place is candidate for the Leg.
islature- He is young lawyer of much
promise and of excellent literary habits
and if elected will give good service to
the country"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

OUR esteemed contemporary, the Fay
cite Chronicle, wants it understood that
its paragraph referring to the Capital
Light Guards challenge was a piece OF
harmless pleasantly" and not "mean
little fling" and believes that "the gen
tlemanly young members of the c. l.
G.. Company" whom it has "always
admired for their pluck and gallantry, u
will so take it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

The Government geologist, Prof
johnson, makes favorable report of the
iron ore beds in the region of Enter
prise, and also in Tippah county. Parties
interested in the Enterprise mineral
beds have had carload of the ore in
its natural state smelted, and the pro-
duct as to quantity and quality, is
entirely satisfactory.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

The following are the nominees of the
Grenada county Democratic Conven
ton: For Representative, J. G. Long
street; for Senator, Jno. II. McAfee, of
Tallahatchie; Sheriff, G.. B. Jones
Chancery Clerk, J. r. Thomas, Circuit
Clerk, ;. c. Perry Treasurer, E. G
Payne; District Attorney, J. J. Slack.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Thurman.

st. Louis Republican,
Hon. Allen G. Thurman is still being
urged to change his mind and run for
Governor Of Ohio. If he does he will
have the greatest difficulty i'm escaping
election to the Presidency Of the United
States.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Disguised.
Exchange.

Exchange.l
The Democrats everywhere in Penn
sylvania have become completely dis
gusted with the exhibition made of
them during the last three or four years
as a tail wagged by Samuel J. Randall
for the benefit of the Republican party.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

The Lauderdale county Democracy
have decided to hold primary election
for county nominations, on the ID of
August.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

Mr.. L. f. MILIsAPs is also a candi
date for the Legislature in Copiah coun
ty, and from such names as Sexton
Barry and Millsaps, the county canno
fail to make good selection.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

RHODE ISLAND is the only State that
has no provision in her Constitution for
calling a Constitutional convention
Meridian NeiCs.
How about Mississippi?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
A Western Editors Warning.

From the Harold (sdich.) Heraldl
We know who has been milking our
cow of late, and if the ofiense is repeated
names will be printed, let the chips fall
where they may.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

Al HALF century ago in Turkey it wa:
considered shame for a woman to read
To-day two schools in Constantinople have
been established by the Sultan himself.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
Jefferson County.
Fayette Chronicle. |

Fayette Chronicle
FAYETTE, June 25, 1887. - Club met
pursuant to call of President G. ID. But
Ter, with I. A. Donnell, secretary pre-
tenn. The chair announced that the
first order of business was a reorganiza
ton by electing officers for the ensuing
year. Whereupon, w. d. Torrey nomi.
mated Capt. J. J. Whitney for Presi-
dent; o. III. McGinty moved that the
election be made by reclamation, which
was carried, and Capt. Whitney took the
chair. F. II. Gully for Vice-President
and w. D. Torrey for Secretary, were
unanimously elected.
The following resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That the Executive Commit
tee be requested to recommend that can
didates for County Superintendent OF
Public Education be voted for as other
county officers at the ensuing primary
election to be held on the second Satur-
day in August, and the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes to
be recommended to the appointing
power at Jackson.
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The following resolution was adopted


Philadelphia Record: Statesmen
grunt and sweat over tax bills and car.
~ them through all the readings to final
passage, but the message clerk has the
last pull.n
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

THE man who stoops to brush orange
peel from the sidewalk is bent on doing
good. -Picayune.
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Edward Dickinson Frost.
rom The Times-Democrat.I

From The Itmes-Democratl
The late Edward Dickinson Frost was
born in BrattleborO, Vermont, March IL,
1926. lie graduated with high honors
as a student and civil engineer at Dart
mouth College in 1915, and at once
removed to Decatur, GA, where he
studied law and taught school for three
years. He married in 1913, Miss Butler,
a young lady of high family, in Decatur.
In $40 he gave up the study of the law
and began his career as a civil engineer.
He was surveyor for the Georgia and
the West Point and Atlanta Railroads,
but thinking to find better field for
his talent, he removed to Mississippi in
the fall of 1852, from which time on I'M
til his death he devoted high order of
scien tific knowledge to railroad service.
He was the chief surveyor on the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad, and identified himself with its
interests and with those of the Missis-
sippi Central Railroad until the sale of
these roads to the Illinois Central Rail
road Company, in 1876, at which time
not finding himself in full accord with
the new management, he resigned.
(The writer proceeds to sketch the
career of the deceased down to his con
nection with the n, J. and G. road as
General Superintendent, and final sue
cumbing to the fatal disease with which
he was sliced. A deserved tribute to
an honorable and useful man,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

PRIMARY elections for the choice of
candidates have been ordered both in
Jefferson and Yazoo counties-the for
mer on the 18th of August.
The following is the Jefferson county
plan:
Res0lUed, l. That the several Demo
cratic clubs throughout Jefferson cOun-
| ty be requested to organize at as early
day as practicable, and as soon as organ
lied their respective secretaries are to
report the same to the chairman of this
committee.
5. On or before the morning of the I'd
Saturday in August aforesaid, the pres
ident of each club, with the advice and
consent of the club, shall appoint five
| persons, who are members of said club.
tO-wit: Three inspectors and two clerks,
who shall proceed to conduct said cleo
ton in the following manner: Opening
the polls thereof at 9 o'clock a. M. and
remaining open until o'clock D. m.
And every white Democratic voter
entitled to vote shall deliver to one of
the inspectors in the presence of the
others a ticket or scroll of paper on
which shall be written or printed the
names of all the persons for whom he
intends to vote, which ticket shall be
put into the ballot-box and at the same
| time the clerks shall take down on sepa-
rate lists the names of every person vot-
ing, aud when the election shall be
closed the inspectors shall publicly open
the box ard number the ballots, at the
same time reading aloud the names of
the persons voted for, which shall be
taken down by the clerks in the pres
ence of the inspectors; and if there shall
be two or more tickets rolled up to-
gether such tickets shall not be counted,
or if any ticket shall contain the names
of more persons for any Office than such
elector had a right to vote for, said
names for that Office shall no be counted
The Yazoo mode is expressed in the
following resolutions:
Resolued, That it is the sense of this
Convention that in nominating officers
in the county convention, each candi-
date should receive from the delegates
from each precinct a vote equal to his
proportionate share of the number of
votes allotted said precinct in the coun-
ty convention; said proportionate vote
being ascertained by calculation from
the relative number of the votes of the
people at the Democratic precinct meet
ings cast of each candidate.
Resoleed, That in cases where there
are more candidates than two for the
same office, there shall be taken In the
precinct meetings number of ballots,
equal to the number of candidates, for
said Office, thus ascertaining Oh first
ballot the pro rata strength at said pre-
cinct of each and all candidates for each
Office, and afterwards, dropping one can
didate, at time, the pro rata strength
of the others amongst themselves.
Resotred I'd. That at the precinct con-
ventions, none but Democrats should be
allowed to participate.
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TEMPORARILY PARALYzFD.

The Iliad of your woes had been
reached. Your State warrants ranged
in value from nothing up to fifty cents
on the dollar. Official dishonesty had
permeated every department of govern
ment. Your lands became yalueless.
Business stagnated. The irrepressible
tax gatherer came and your people,
through sheer exhaustion of pecuniary
means, were unable to pay their taxes,
and million acres of the most produc-
tive land on the continent was forfeited
to the State. Your Yazoo Delta and
your Tombigbee Valley, in my judy
ment the most fertile and productive
agricultural districts in the United
States, were abandoned by their lordly
owners and left to the bats and the owls.
Such was the Reconstruction period I;
such was the change which Immediately
followed the war.
Now we come to the beginning of the
REIGN OF LAW AND ORDER.
With the exit of the carpet Dagger
came greater contentment, increased
their thrift, restored confidence, home
rule, local self-government and official
hovau+v Vour daIivorouco romo and
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The OLD INSTITUTIONS

under which we were reared, and the
old civilization of the South have beer
swept away. A new era is upon US. An
age of marvellous progress has dawned
We are brought face to face with the
intelligence, the push, the thrift of the
civilized world. The railroads and tel
egraphs and telephones have annihila
ted distance. They bring into daily
communication the isles of the sea and
the ends of the earth. Unless we bestil
ourselves, the intelligence and industry
of others may push us and our children
aside, and occupy and own this fair land
We must educate our people. We must
give to every child, white or black, the
rudiments of an education. We must
make better farmers and better mechan.
les of them.